Osteoporosis is a degenerative, debilitating bone disease that is increasingly prevalent in postmenopausal women. Despite its being classified as one of the four most dangerous health issues today, a new study demonstrated that many women either misunderstand it or underestimate its potential effects. As a result, the disease often remains undetected and undertreated. Study results are published online today in […]

Even though they shouldn’t, some parents express favoritism of some of their children over others. The more blatant it is, the more hurt the lesser preferred kids feel — and could anyone blame them? For one teen who recently moved out of his parent’s house to go to college in another state, his hurt feelings manifested in petty revenge, and […]

TOPLINE: The picosecond laser is an effective and safe treatment for cosmetic tattoos. METHODOLOGY The researchers retrospectively reviewed the charts of 33 adults who underwent removal of facial cosmetic tattoos between January 2015 and January 2022. All tattoos were treated with a picosecond laser. Two board-certified dermatologists reviewed before-and-after photos of each patient and applied the Physician Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale […]

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New research led by a University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine team is providing compelling insights into the mechanisms underlying the progression of Huntington’s disease in an animal model. The results could lead to a greater understanding of the harrowing neurological disease in humans and help pave the way for viable drug targets and treatment approaches. That’s potentially very significant […]

Older autistic adults have a significantly higher risk of injury, especially self-inflicted, and physical conditions such as type 2 diabetes, anemia, heart failure and COPD. This is according to a large-scale registry study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity. ­We found an increased disease burden in middle-aged and older autistic adults, both men and women, […]

Ever since she skyrocketed to fame with her 2005 debut single “Pon de Replay,” Rihanna has been a trailblazer and a trendsetter. If anyone expected her to adhere to societal norms when it came to her first pregnancy in 2022, followed by her second in 2023, they were sorely mistaken — especially when it comes to the singer’s penchant for […]

In England and Scotland, hospitals discontinued universal admission testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections starting August 31, 2022, and September 28, 2022, respectively. Study: Discontinuation of Universal Admission Testing for SARS-CoV-2 and Hospital-Onset COVID-19 Infections in England and Scotland. Image Credit: Cryptographer/Shutterstock.com In a recent research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers performed a time […]

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Each person's gut microbiome contains a specific community of microorganisms that normally remains stable for years. However, it can be thrown off balance by factors such as dietary changes, infections or medications. Antibiotics in particular have a strong influence on the microbiome. In response, microorganisms employ various resistance mechanisms, with individual bacterial populations evolving through selection of antibiotic-resistant variants. Yet, […]